IND vs WI: Whatever We Wanted To Get Out Of The Series, We Got It - Rohit Sharma Expresses Satisfaction After ODI Whitewash

Indian captain Rohit Sharma was a satisfied captain after the win in the third and final ODI against West Indies on Friday. India crushed the visitors by 96 runs to finish the 3-0 whitewash in the ODI series.

Coming into the series, India’s middle-order woes and lack of wickets in the powerplay were playing on the minds of the management. However, the emergence of the inexperienced batch of players has somewhat put the debate to rest for now.

“Not looking at those (personal win numbers). We have ticked a lot of boxes this series. Whatever we wanted to get out of the series, we got what we wanted. The noise will be around as long as we are playing. We know we are playing a high-profile sport in India and people look up to us and watch us.”

“As players and individuals, we know what we need to focus on. The outside noise doesn’t bother the dressing room. As long as we can come out and do what we are expected to do, that is very important,” Rohit told after the 3rd ODI.

Rohit Sharma reserves special praise for the bowling department

Coming to the bowling attack, Rohit mentioned that everybody turned up and made use of the bounce on the pitch. He was particularly impressed with Prasidh Krishna, who earned the Player of the Series award.

“(Prasidh) We wanted bowlers to get bounce off the pitch, we had somebody who could come and bowl those lengths and ask those questions to the batters. It was good to see our fast bowlers, was impressed even with Siraj the way we bowled. And Shardul, Deepak got the opportunity at different times.“

“Both Kuldeep and Chahal are crucial players for us. They have done well together as a group, especially Kuldeep since Chahal was very much in the plan but Kuldeep went off the radar a little bit. It was important to get him back, and get him back slowly,” he added.

As per Rohit, the biggest positive from the series was the performance of the middle-order. They managed to help India put up fighting totals on the board after a surprising failure from the top-order.

“(Middle order today) With the top order not firing, it was good for the middle order to bail us out. Today they got us to a respectable total. This was the biggest positive,” Rohit concluded.

The action now moves on to the 3-match T20I series that begins on February 15.

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